New construction or substantialrenovation projects within the Beach Haven businessdistrict will be subject to streetscape improvements, according to anordinance introduced last week by the Beach Haven Borough Council.

Borough manager/clerk Sherry Mason said the catalyst for the measure was the recent pavers and plantings installedat the Bay Avenue side of the Beach Haven Elementary School.

“That looks very attractive and we’d like to use that as a model for the rest of the downtown area,” she said.

The business district runs from north side of Pearl Street to the municipal boundary at 12th Street.